Senior Business Support Lead

Role Responsibility

An exciting management opportunity has arisen in the Business Support Service for Kent County Council’s Integrated Children’s Services; we have vacancies for 2 Senior Business Support Leads. You will be part of a management team committed to providing a high-quality Business Support Service and supporting front-line practitioners to deliver an outstanding service to Kent's children, young people and their families.

As a Senior Business Support Lead you will drive innovation, flexibility and solution-focussed approaches across all aspects of work, embracing new technologies and new ways of working.  You will provide aspiration and high-quality supervision and leadership to a large and diverse team of Business Support staff across a range of services.

You will engage with front-line services to improve communication and understanding of business support needs.  You will be able to collate and analyse data using a range of tools, producing reports and recommendations to inform performance and practice. You will be able to evidence good leadership skills and motivate teams to embed a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and flexibility.

Two posts are available:

• North Kent - covering Children’s Social Work, Early Help & Preventative Services and Open Access
• Countywide Services - covering Attendance & Inclusion, Youth Justice, Adolescent Services and the Central Monitoring & Compliance Team

The office base for both posts will be agreed with the applicant dependent upon their location, with some home working.

The Offer:

• A starting salary of £30,485 with performance related pay increases
• Option to enrol in the Local Government Pension scheme with KCC contributions totalling 21.3%
• 27 days paid annual leave per year (rising to 30 after 5 years' service) + bank holidays + a concessionary day
• Flexible working – work from home or office as required and we’ll provide you with the kit needed to work remotely
• Staff discounts on a range of leisure products and services through our Kent Rewards programme
• Access to a range of KCC staff groups providing support and development opportunities to staff across our diverse workforce

The posts are subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The posts are considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 26 April 2022 where there will be a panel and requirement for a short presentation.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:

Caroline Lovell, Business Support Manager; 03000 414978, caroline.lovell@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.